Monthly Archives: October 2005

U.K. Horror Triple Bill

Do you have an upcoming evening you want to kill off watching horror movies? Tired of the same old boring, gratuitous American films? Did you like the movie Scream? Well, I’ve got just the thing. Unlike American filmmakers, most British … Continue reading

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Now What, Lord?

This book was on top of a pile of old books in a box in my basement. For some demented and possibly blasphemous reason, I find the title of it to be absolutely hysterical. To be fair, it’s actually not … Continue reading

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The Tipping Point, part 2

[part 1] I offer my rebuttal to a comment I rightfully earned from a previous post. “As an Alberta ’sultan’ I must comment on this. . .” And I’m glad that you did, because I think that Canadians don’t spend … Continue reading

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Battlestar Quiz

Now, if I were only as good-looking as Jamie Bamber. . . You scored as Capt. Lee Adama (Apollo). You have spent your life trying to life up to and impress your Dad, shame he never seemed to notice. You … Continue reading

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The Tipping Point

I’m not even sure why I read conservative blogs. I’m not a conservative*. The writing is often long, boring, illogical, and generally poor. I read them to get angry, I guess. Being conservative these days is all about being angry. … Continue reading

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Absinthe

I like the Internet because one thing leads to another so easily. While looking up information on the drugs I was given to combat my neck pain, I stumbled across an article about the chemical compound Thujone which rang a … Continue reading

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neck pain hurts! how about that!

Ever had neck pain? I get it all the time, and I thought nothing of it. At least not until the other day, when I really, really buggered my neck. I’ve been telling people this was because I was in … Continue reading

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boobakiki

Which shape is Booba and which is Kiki? Decide for yourself, then click on the image to check it out. This is an example of a curious phenomenon known as Synaesthesia. Sorry, no free iPod with this one

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quiet

I’ve felt for a long time that computers are too loud. A lot of people don’t seem to care, but I know when I’m hacking away I don’t want it to sound like I’m in a factory. I’m not the … Continue reading

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Hot Dog

Americans can rest easy knowing that professional advocates are working tirelessly to promote the venerable hot dog. They even have a photo gallery. Mmm. . . I feel the urge to have a hot dog.

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